Life to the Max Show #161 - America's Music Man
We travel to Mason City, Iowa. In 1962, the world premier of The Music Man was held right there in River City. That's right, Hollywood came to this small Midwest town, and it was an event they would never forget! Mason City is the hometown of Music Man creator Meredith Wilson. See his boyhood home, and hear how his love of music started at an early age. Although Mr. Wilson achieved great professional success prior to his big hit, he will always be remembered for this special tribute to his Midwest roots. Mason City has a museum that is a shrine to this legend. Join us for a glimpse into the life of America's Music Man.
My Choice - Meredith Willson: Seventy-six Trombones
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Seventy-six Trombones is the signature song from the musical play The Music Man (1957), which was written by Meredith Willson. This song also appeared in the film The Music Man (1962), and in the made-for-TV movie adaptation in 2003.
In one of Willson's arrangements of the song, it seamlessly integrates with other popular marches at the time, such as Stars and Stripes Forever and
In the dramas, Professor Harold Hill uses the song Seventy-six trombones to help the townspeople of the fictional town of River City, Iowa, visualize their children playing in a marching band by harkening back to a time when he saw several famous bandleaders' bands in a combined performance.
Whereas an average-sized high school marching band might have about 10 musicians playing the trombone, and a large college marching band seldom has more than 30 trombonists, the band that Harold describes to the villagers included 76 trombones, 110 cornets, over a thousand reeds, double bell euphoniums, and fifty mounted cannon (which were popular in bands of the time).
In Willson's hometown of Mason City, Iowa, they honor this song (and the rest of the story of The Music Man) in a building called Music Man Square, which is located next to Willson's boyhood home. In one large room, they have 76 donated trombones hanging from the ceiling.
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Robert Meredith Willson was an American composer, songwriter, flutist, conductor and playwright, best known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the hit Broadway musical The Music Man. He wrote three other Broadway musicals, composed symphonies and popular songs, and his film scores were twice nominated for Academy Awards.
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The Last Wright: Preserving Frank Lloyd Wright's Legacy
By 1908, Frank Lloyd Wright was considered the most innovative architect in Chicago. He traveled to Mason City, Iowa, to design a unique business block- a bank and an adjoining hotel, facing a park.
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Soon, scandal and tragedy would ruin his career, but the Park Inn would remain, one of his last Prairie style structures. This unique film traces the life, death, and possible rebirth of a Midwest downtown through the prism of the Park Inn.From 1926 to the present, the Park Inn witnessed alterations and downgrading, while Mason City dealt with an economic downturn in the 1960s and a decaying reputation in the 1970s. While the city struggled to fund renovations of the Frank Lloyd Wright hotel in the 1990s in an effort at heritage tourism, it also attempted an economic revival with a $20 million tribute to the musical comedy The Music Man, which was set there. As a last resort, the city decided to place the Park Inn on Ebay. Which vision of Mason City will prevail? Through a blend of rare archival footage, period music and a comparative look at stunning Wright masterpieces in the Midwest and Japan, The Last Wright raises issues of the sustainability of landmark structures and offers a provocative, ironic tapestry of a century in an American city.
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Best of Living in Iowa 137
In this episode of the Best of Living in Iowa, we talk with political veteran Minnette Doderer who spent nearly four decades serving the people of Iowa and epitomized the saying, a woman's place is in the House and the Senate. We profile Iowa's own music man, Meredith Willson. And, take a wild ride on a Doodle Bug motor scooter.
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For 16 seasons, Living in Iowa was an omnibus television series that illustrated what it meant to be uniquely Iowan. Through compelling human interest stories, it provided snapshots of Iowans representing every walk of life. As part of its 50th anniversary, Iowa Public Television will revisit this popular series through The Best of Living in Iowa, a weekly program that features stories gathered from the archives of the original series. From this rich treasure trove of stories, viewers will relive moments from the past and be reminded of Iowa's unique heritage.